RECON: TNO occultation with 385527

Event between (385527) 04OK14 and star GA0820:22383484 with event index number of 1807391

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/26 07:32:18 UTC

J2000 position of star is 22:53:49.3 -07:57:03
Equinox of date position of star is 22:55:03.8 -07:49:25
Stellar brightness G=15.1, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 85 degrees from the moon. Moon is 2% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=22.9

Object is 33.3 AU from the Sun and 33.7 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.5 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 372 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 3839 km.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.5
Diameter=195.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.2 sec chord
Diameter=79.6 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.6 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 7:4EEE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 385527, (2027/12/26 07:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:11.3 -29:28:23  1.2 21.69  77
73Lam Aqr      22:54:04.3 -07:25:48  3.7  0.48  85
PPM 206940     22:57:18.3 -07:40:23  8.3  0.52  85
PPM 206902     22:55:26.6 -07:53:36  9.3  0.10  85
385527         22:55:16.8 -07:48:05 15.1        85
Positions are for equinox of date

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

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Star training set for 385527, (2027/12/26 07:35UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.7 -29:37:24  1.2 21.69  77
73Lam Aqr      22:52:36.9 -07:34:46  3.7  0.48  85
PPM 206940     22:55:50.9 -07:49:23  8.3  0.52  85
PPM 206902     22:53:59.1 -08:02:34  9.3  0.10  85
385527         22:53:49.3 -07:57:03 15.1        85
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2023/10/26 02:24:06 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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